California could ban certain food additives due to concerns over health impacts
The bill would ban several common ingredients used in processed foods, such as Red Dye No. 3, which has been linked to cancer in animal studies.
Health & Safety
Billions of people lack access to clean drinking water, U.N. report finds
A new U.N. water report warns the world is headed toward a global water crisis if human-caused climate change and population growth aren't addressed.
Senators grilled Moderna's CEO about spiking the price of its COVID-19 vaccine
Moderna is quadrupling the price of its COVID-19 vaccine when the U.S. government is no longer the exclusive buyer. Senators grilled the company's CEO on the hike and access for the uninsured.
Scientists sequence Beethoven's genome for clues into his painful past
Scientists have sequenced the genome of Ludwig van Beethoven from two-century-old locks of hair, and found clues about the ailments that plagued him in life.
Meet the 'glass-half-full girl' whose brain rewired after losing a hemisphere
Mora Leeb was 9 months old when surgeons removed half her brain. Now 15, she plays soccer and tells jokes. Scientists say Mora is an extreme example of a process known as brain plasticity.
Uh-oh. A new tropical mosquito has come to Florida. The buzz it's creating isn't good
Little is known about the mosquito species known as Culex lactator. But it belongs to a group of mosquitoes known to carry diseases and researchers are worried about what will happen.
The CDC is investigating recalled eyedrops after infections cause death and blindness
Infections from drug-resistant bacteria have caused death and illness in 68 patients across the U.S., the CDC says. The strain has been linked to recalled eyedrops like EzriCare Artificial Tears.
FDA gives 2nd safety nod to cultivated meat, produced without slaughtering animals
GOOD Meat, which grows chicken and other meat from animal cells in a production facility, is the second company to cross this hurdle. The move brings no-kill meat closer to sale in the U.S.
Private opulence, public squalor: How the U.S. helps the rich and hurts the poor
Poverty, by America author Matthew Desmond says if the top 1% of Americans paid the taxes they owed, it would raise $175 billion each year: "That is just about enough to pull everyone out of poverty."
New kiosk at Forsyth County Department of Public Health adds another option for COVID-19 testing
Winston-Salem residents have a new way to get COVID-19 testing — a kiosk outside of the Forsyth County Department of Public Health.